Snowden Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Franc Melchior Kemper Vineyard 2021 EARHARDT really delicious

really delicious

you know what makes L'Assemblage special: the chance to experience the incredible diversity of Champagne all in one festive evening

so there's no penalty if it waits a while in the cellar

Gian Paolo Isabella was a world-class Muay Thai fighter before he hung up the gloves to make wine outside Modena

Snowden Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Franc Melchior Kemper Vineyard 2021 EARHARDT really deliciousMelchior Kemper farmed this Napa ranch from 1881 to 1895. Today his name sits on 962 vines of Cabernet Franc planted at 800 feet in the Vaca Mountains. The Snowden family has stewarded the land since 1955, and the wines are made by third generation Diana Snowden Seysses, who spends half her year making wine at Burgundy's Domaine Dujac. That double life shows: native yeasts, restraint, and a flat refusal to chase generic Napa richness. This is